In the HBeAg-negative group, ALT (r = 0.393, p = 0.012) and AST (r = 0.446, p < 0.001) were found to be positively correlated with the grades of liver inflammation, while negatively correlated with PLT (r = -0.365, p < 0.001) (Fig. 1C). Here, GPT is linked to Hepatitis.